Your Pregnancy Week 13

Week 13 - Second Trimester
Your Week By Week
Pregnancy Calendar

Share Your Pregnancy Week 13 Milestones with your Facebook friends

Your Baby

There is a lot going on with your baby this week. Your baby's intestines are migrating from the umbilical cord into his or her abdomen. The villi are also forming in the intestines, and these help in peristaltic movements and digestion. The liver begins to secrete bile and the pancreas is even secreting insulin! All twenty teeth have formed and are waiting under the gums, while your baby has begun to practice swallowing by taking in the surrounding amniotic fluid and pass it back in his urine. Your baby can smile and his vocal cords are quickly developing, too. He looks more and more human as his eyes move closer together and the ears are beginning to move to what will be their normal positions. Your baby weighs between approximately 13 and 20 grams (1/2 and 3/4 ounce) and is approximately 2 1/2 to 3 inches long. The placenta and baby are about the same weight now.

This week marks the end of the embryonic period. Most of the vital systems are developed now, and baby starts really growing, at times, growing as much as an inch this week.

This time next year your baby will be 25 Weeks Old!.

Can you believe it? Time flies so fast! Be sure you start chronicling these memories now by creating your free pregnancy & baby journal today!

Article Continues Below

Your Body

Welcome to your second trimester! Many mothers state that this is the time when they feel their best. The early signs of pregnancy are over and you will find yourself with more energy. Also, this is the time when you will begin to feel pregnant. This is usually the most enjoyable and comfortable part of pregnancy as the feelings of sickness are ending (or soon will be) and your tummy is still small enough that it is not getting in the way or making you feel uncomfortable. Enjoy being pregnant. However, your body is working very hard right now, so you need to listen to the little clues it will give you, and make sure to get enough rest.

You may have been putting off telling others about your good news, but now would be a great time. This is also a time when fathers and other family members want to start becoming more involved as the pregnancy becomes more real for them. You can help them do this by encouraging them to participate in your pregnancy, but only to the extent that you feel comfortable.

Pregnancy Symptoms You May Experience

Breast Changes: tenderness, fullness, darkening of the areola
Frequent Urination
Constipation
Heartburn or Indigestion
Headaches
Stretch Marks

Free Week by Week Pregnancy Newsletter

Follow your baby's prenatal development each week with the BabiesOnline.com Free Pregnancy Newsletter. Each week a new email will be delivered to your inbox with the information about your current week of pregnancy, including:

Changes in your body
Your developing baby
Pregnancy Planning
Health Tips and More!

What is your Due Date?

Privacy | Terms

Babies Online will send your free personalized week by week pregnancy calendar by email each Sunday. You'll receive information about your baby's development and your body's changes for your exact stage of pregnancy! You will also receive selected special offers from our partners from time to time.

Of Special Interest to Expecting Parents

Free Online Pregnancy Journals - Chronicle your pregnancy to share with friends & family around the world and print for your baby book!

Pregnancy Features

Free Stuff

Pregnancy Week 12	Your Pregnancy Week By Week	Pregnancy Week 14

Didnt' Find What You Were Looking For? Loading

Your pregnancy is determined from the date of last menstral period, not date of conception. Each pregnancy, expectant mother, and unborn child is different. Your pregnancy may not progress the same as the information found here. The information here is based on the average pregnancy. It is not meant to be a replacement for any advice your may recieve from your doctor. If you have any concerns about your pregnancy, we advise you to contact your doctor.

Get your personalized weekly view.

Personalized weekly pregnancy information and your babies first year, pregnancy journal, your own baby page to share with your friends and family and much more.

Enter baby's birth or due date:
Need our Due Date Calculator?